Transforming a 400 Million Pound Business & Navigating Growing Pains in Retail with Former CEO of The Co-Op, Doug Field

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Can you scale a £400M business, survive a global crisis, and still put people first? In this episode, Doug Field, former CEO of the East of England Co-op, shares his transformative journey from a chaotic start in leadership to steering a 400 million pound business through significant changes. He discusses the importance of the cooperative model, the challenges of retail, and the human element of leadership beyond just numbers.

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